Monday, September 17, 2012

Some Soccer News For Mon Sep 17, 2012

STARTERS

3 more monster goals for Jozy Altidore of Alkmaar Zaanstreek. See them right here. This gives him 7 goals in 5 games this season.
-What this shows me is that the USA has no idea how to feed the ball to the red hot striker.

dN

Real Madrid v Manchester City in the UEFA Champions League on Tuesday is huge for the two managers - both successful at Inter Milan, one moreso than the other - Jose Mourinho v Roberto Mancini.

dN

The current LA Galaxy lineup is better than the one that won MLS Cup last season.

And the team is destined to finish in 6th place or win next week with Ft Lauderdale tying or losing and moving up to 5th place. Either way they will open the playoffs with a road game in the first round.

Another week with no red cards in MLS makes it feels as though the Disciplinary Committee is having the desired effect as the amount of ejections has dropped to almost NONE as the season has worn on.
-There have been few if any red cards in the past month.

VIDEO OF THE DAY 1

The LA Galaxy gives us a sit down interview with Landon Donovan - Part 1 - and - Part 2 - as conducted by Time Warner Cable for their new Sports Channel launch in LA on Oct 1.

Who picked Chicago as the 3rd team to hit the 50 point mark this season? Not many, if any! Wow, what a run they are on. And its all about the mid-season offensive minded pickups too! Chris Rolfe, Alex, Sherjill MacDonald and Alvaro Fernandez.
-But stalwart centerback Arne Friedrich went out injured on Saturday. Will that pull the solid defense apart?

dN

Dallas' win over Vancouver moved them to within 1 point of the Whitecaps for the last playoff spot.
-Vancouver has played 1 less game then Dallas.

dN

LA and San Jose just continue to roll.
-But the Galaxy's chances of catching the Earthquakes for the supporters shield are all but over. SJ is gonna have to fall flat to open the door.

MLS STANDINGS

In the East:
-DC goes back up to #5 and into the playoff picture, over Columubus who drop back out.
-New England was eliminated from the playoffs.

In the West:
-LA takes over #3, meaning Salt Lake which was idle falls to #4.
-Portland climbs up off the floor and moves to #8 above Chivas.

BELGIUM - Second DivisionDevann Yao - Boussu Dour Borinage - came on as a sub in the 74th min and they won 0-2 at Sint-Niklaas.

DENMARK - SuperligaCharlie Davies - Randers - came on as a sub in the 59th min but lost 4-0 at Aalbourg.Clarence Goodson - Brondy - went the full 90 but tied 2-2 v Horsens.Conor O'Brien - SonderjyskE - played the whole game but lost 0-2 v Silkeborg.Michael Parkhurst - Nordsjaelland - went the distance but lost 2-1 at Kobenhavn.

ENGLAND - Premier LeagueGeoff Cameron - Stoke City - came on as a sub in the 85th min as they tied 1-1 v Manchester City.Clint Dempsey - Tottenham - came on as a sub in the 78th min and won 1-3 at Reading.Brad Friedel - Tottenham - went the distance and won 1-3 at Reading.Brad Guzan - Aston Villa - went the full 90 winning 2-0 v Swansea.Tim Howard - Everton - played the entire match as they tied 2-2 v Newcastle.Eric Lichaj - Aston Villa - played the whole game getting a yellow card as they won 2-0 v Swansea.

ENGLAND - Championship LeagueConor Doyle - Derby County - started and went 64 min but lost 1-0 at Huddersfield.Jonathan Spector - Birmingham - played the whole game as they tied 2-2 at Nottingham Forest.

FINLAND - VeikkausliigaDaniel Antunez - Inter Turku - started but lasted only 40 min as they tied 3-3 v TPS.Mike Banner - Jaro - played the whole game as they tied 1-1 v KuPS.Etchu Tabe - KuPS - went the full 90 and tied 0-0 at Jaro.

GERMANY - BundesligaTimmy Chandler - Nurnberg - played the whole game as they won 2-3 at Gladbach.Steve Cherundolo - Hannover - went the distance and won 3-2 v Werder.Fabian Johnson - Hoffenheim - played the whole game getting a yellow card and losing 5-3 at Freiburg.Jermaine Jones - Schalke - went the full game and won 0-2 at Greuther Furth.Daniel Williams - Hoffenheim - went the distance getting a yellow card as they lost 5-3 at Freiburg.

ISRAEL - Ligat AlLeo Krupnik - Maccabi Netanya - played the whole game as they won 0-1 at Hapoel Ironi Kiryat Shmona.

NETHERLANDS - EredivisieJozy Altidore - AZ - played the whole game scoring 3 goals and setting up the 4th as they won 4-0 v Roda JC.

NETHERLANDS - Eerste DivisieCharles Kazlauskas - Helmond Sport - went the full 90 as they won 3-4 at Eindhoven.

NORWAY - EliteserienChad Barrett - Valerenga - started and went 56 min but lost 3-0 at Rosenborg.Steve Clark - Honefoss - played the whole game as they tied 2-2 v Viking.Mikkael Diskerud - Rosenborg - played the whole game as they won 3-0 v Valerenga.

SWEDEN - Allsvenskan LigaBrian Span - Djurgarden - came on as a sub 2 minutes into second half stoppage time as they lost 0-3 v AIK.

SWEDEN - SuperettanBrian Edwards - Degerfors - went the full 90 but lost 3-0 at Umea.Patrick Hopkins - Ljungskile - went the distance but lost 1-0 at Halmstad.Ryan Miller - Halmstad - played the whole game as they won 1-0 v Ljungskile.

AMERICANS IN MEXICO

A big game winning goal for Jose Torres for Pachuca.

dN

At Merida Isaac Acuna scored for the first time! But that is nothing compared to Sonny Guadarama who scored for the 4th consecutive game in all competitions.

dN

Game Action:

LIGA MXDaMarcus Beasley - Puebla - went the distance but lost 2-3 v Monterrey.Edgar Castillo - Tijuana - played the whole game as they won 1-2 at Atlante.Joe Corona - Tijuana - came on as a sub in the 65th min and they won 1-2 at Atlante.Greg Garza - Tijuana - on the bench as they won 1-2 at Atlante.Herculez Gomez - Santos Laguna - came on as a sub in the 67th min but lost 2-0 at America.Benji Joya - Santos Laguna - on the bench as they lost 2-0 at America.Michael Orozco - San Luis - on the bench as they won 0-1 at Pumas.Jesus Padilla - Guadalajara - came on as a sub in the 69th min as they won 1-2 at Leon.Jose Torres - Pachuca - started and went 71 min scoring a goal as they won 3-2 v Morelia.

ASCENSO MXIsaac Acuna - Merida - came on as a sub in the 70th min and scored a goal as they won 3-1 v Correcaminos.Sonny Guadarrama - Merida - started and went 70 min scoring a goal as they won 3-1 v Correcaminos.Marco Vidal - Lobos BUAP - started and played 82 min bt lost 1-3 v Estudiantes Tecos.

Palermo has fired head coach Giuseppe Sannino after starting the season with no wins, one tie and 2 losses. He has been replaced by Gian Piero Gasperini who got Inter off to a winless start in 5 games last season.
UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE

2 Comments:

I picked the Fire to go all the way, but that's mostly because my fandom knows no rational reality.

Please note that this does not mean I am not secretly pleased we're in second and coming on strong, especially after the loss of Pappa. But, I expected to do much better this year with the departure of our last head coach.